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Provincial government meets with Innu in Labrador to discuss concerns relating to exhibit, Innu Pakussian

Premier Tony Wakeham, Lela Evans, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, along with Lake Melville MHA Keith Russell, met with the Innu on Monday evening and Tuesday morning in Labrador to discuss concerns relating to the exhibit, Innu Pakussian. During the meetings, the Premier apologized for matters related to the Innu exhibit, committed to free […]

June 24, 2026

Local News, News

Late-night fire damages building in downtown park; police are investigating

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June 23, 2026

Justice, Local News, News

Police confirm death in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s not suspicious after shelter-in-place order lifted

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15 hours ago

Ottawa announces $350,000 for seniors’ programs in N.L.
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15 hours ago

400 affordable child care spaces in to be added in western Newfoundland
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15 hours ago

Commercial Northern Shrimp fishery re-opening off eastern Newfoundland
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Province donates another $250,000 from U.S. alcohol sales to Community Food Sharing Association
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2 years ago

One man dead, another missing after single-vehicle crash

One man is dead and another is missing after a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday evening. It happened on Route 470 between Burnt Islands and Rose Blanche. RCMP received a report shortly before 7 p.m. that a vehicle had left the road and was submerged in a pond. The man who died was recovered from […]

2 years ago

Paradise teacher, coach Markus Hicks pleads not guilty to sexual offences

Markus Hicks — the Paradise teacher and volleyball coach suspected of sexual offences against teenaged boys and young men — has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges. The pleas were entered today when the 33-year-old appeared in provincial court in St. John’s. Hicks was on video from Bishop’s Falls Corrections Centre, while his lawyer, […]

2 years ago

St. John’s Sports Entertainment Financial Information Related to 2021

The City of St. John’s is required to release unredacted financial statements for St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd. for the years 2019 to 2021 due to the recent Supreme Court General Division decision of Justice MacDonald. The City had previously refused the release of some information in the statements as it was believed to […]

2 years ago

Man charged with manslaughter elects trial by judge and jury

A 53-year-old man accused of killing an elderly man two years ago appeared in provincial court in St. John’s this morning. Desmond Downey was in the courtroom, as he is not in custody. His lawyer, Jason Edwards, told Judge James Walsh that his client has opted to be tried in Supreme Court by judge and […]